gyration
/dʒʌɪˈreɪʃ(ə)n
/noun (usually gyrations)
A rapid movement in a circle or spiral; a whirling motion: the gyrations of the dancers' arms and legs...
- Instead he's playing to the girl's movements, creating an intricate pulsation of beats and cycles, hypnotized by every twirl and gyration.
- The high-speed gyrations and shrieking monkeys have been completely eliminated, with a soporific aura of mystique and discovery permeating the recording instead.
- This truly dynamic duo of old-school, street style, hip-hop lyricists from Pittsburgh rocked the house with a nickel bag of attitude and lunatic gyrations to spare.
Synonyms
rotation, revolution, turning, circling, convolution, spinning, swivelling;
wheeling, whirling, pirouetting, twirling, swirling
rare circumrotation
